ACTION ALERT!

[David Lewis]

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Subject: 	NIEA Action Alert Broadcast #06-034
Date: 	Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:34:10 -0700
From: 	Jim Thornton <indianed at harborside.com>
To: 	Title VII Line <titleviiline at nwrel.org>


National Indian Education Association110 Maryland Avenue, N.E.Suite 104Washington, D.C. 20002P: (202) 544-7290 / F: (202) 544-7293 
June 26, 2006Broadcast #06-034
ACTION ALERT!
NIEA needs your help in sending a message to Congress about the importance of our Native languages. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs may mark up S. 2674, Native American Languages Act Amendments of 2006, a bill introduced by Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI), in the month of July. On the House side, two bills have been introduced, H.R. 4766 and H.R. 5222, introduced by Representatives Heather Wilson (R-NM) and Ed Case (D-HI) respectively. NIEA is requesting that schools and tribes weigh in with their Congressional representative to express their support for a mark up on the Senate bill and floor vote before Congress breaks in August. 
Likewise, NIEA requests that schools and tribes express their support for a field hearing on Native Languages through the House Education and Workforce Committee. There is a field hearing that is being proposed for the month of August in New Mexico on H.R. 4766 and NIEA needs your help in garnering support to make this hearing happen. 
Please send the following letters to your Congressional delegation, in addition to the following members, to express your support for legislation that supports existing and new Native language immersion programs.
Click here to acess a letter template for the Senate.
Senate 
John McCain, Chairman, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Byron Dorgan, Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Indian AffairsMichael Enzi, Chairman, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Edward Kennedy, Ranking Member, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee 
Click here to access a letter template for the House of Representatives. 
House of Representatives 
Howard McKeon, Chairman, House Education and Workforce Committee George Miller, Ranking Member, House Education and Workforce Committee 

UPDATE ON NATIVE LANGUAGE LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT
The following Senators and Representatives have confirmed for the Native Language Legislative Summit on July 12, 2006 in Washington, DC:
Sentator Murkowski (AK)Congresswoman McCollum (MN)Congressman Kildee (MI)COngressman P. Kennedy (RI)
The following will attend the reception in honor of the Native American Code Talkers: 
Senator Coburn (OK)Congresswoman Granger (TX)Congressman Renzi (AZ)Congressman P. Kennedy (RI)
The following are the Native American Code Talkers who will be present at the Code Talker honoring reception to be held that evening at the National Museum of the American Indian:
Clarence WolfGuts - Oglala SiouxKeith M. Little - NavajoSamuel Tso - NavajoPeter MacDonald - Navajo
If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact NIEA at (202)544-7290 or at niea at niea.org. 
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